askerlik
/askerlik/
Definition
military service, the duty of serving in the armed forces
- askerlik qulluq — military service
- askerlikge barırğa — to go into military service
- askerlik borçun toltururğa — to fulfil one's military duty
Related
askerbasearmy, armed forces; soldier; military service; crowd, throng
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | askerlikthe military service | askerliklethe military services | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | askerliknithe military service's | askerliklenithe military services' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | askerliknithe military service (as the object) | askerliklenithe military services (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | askerlikgeto the military service | askerliklegeto the military services | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | askerlikdeat / in the military service | askerlikledeat / in the military services | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | askerlikdenfrom the military service | askerlikledenfrom the military services | where it comes from; also "than" when comparing |
When to use each case
- nominative
- the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence
- genitive
- the owner — whose it is
- accusative
- a specific, known object — whom or what
- dative
- direction or recipient — to where, to whom
- locative
- where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it"
- ablative
- where it comes from; also "than" when comparing
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
With an owner
| One owned | Several owned | |
|---|---|---|
| my | askerligimmy military service | askerliklerimmy military services |
| your | askerligingyour military service | askerlikleringyour military services |
| his / her | askerligihis / her military service | askerliklerihis / her military services |
| our | askerligibizour military service | askerlikleribizour military services |
| you all's | askerligigizyou all's military service | askerliklerigizyou all's military services |
| their | askerlikleritheir military service | askerlikleritheir military services |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: askerlikleri can mean "his / her military services", "their military service", or "their military services" — context decides.